Exhibitions

Gold of Greece: Jewelry and Ornaments from the Benaki Museum

Date:

Saturday, April 27, 1991 - 12:00am - Sunday, June 30, 1991 - 12:00am

Location:

Legion of Honor

About Exhibitions at the Ancient Art Council

Exhibitions are an important aspect of a curatorial department. The Ancient Art Department has organized and mounted over the years exhibitions showcasing art from different ancient cultures in the Mediterranean. Some of these exhibitions are also accompanied by scholarly catalogues written, edited, or with contributions by the curator in charge of Ancient Art and Interpretation, and published by the Publications Department. Exhibitions, like publications, fulfill the fundamental commitment of the Department to education, research, and scholarship.

Highlights from the Collection

The coffin functions as a substitute for the mummified body and a surface to supply magical images and texts. The inscription in the front is unusually long and carved with attention to detail. Polychrome inlays were once inserted in the glyphs and, remarkably, a few of these remain.